Jan 20, 2014 · Part 1 of this series focuses on the way screen readers read (or don't read) punctuation and typographic symbols.
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What symbols break screen readers?
These characters are not correctly read by at least one screen reader in 2023:
~ (tilde)
' (backtick)
! (exclamation mark)
¡ (inverted exclamation mark, written as ¡)
( (left parenthesis)
) (right parenthesis)
– (dash)
— (m dash, written as —)
Why can't screen readers read fonts?
Fonts with inadequate spacing between characters can make it difficult for screen readers to interpret the text. Non-standard character shapes. Fonts that deviate significantly from standard letterforms might be challenging for screen readers.
How do screen readers read en-dashes?
Screen readers will read dashes as dashes, not as the minus sign. In Unicode, the en dash is U+2013. To make sure screen readers read the minus sign, use the mathematical symbol for minus.
How do screen readers read colons?
Periods, commas, and colons are usually not read out loud, but screen readers generally pause after each. Users can set their preferences so that screen readers read every punctuation mark and character.
Part 1: Punctuation and Typographic Symbols Paul Bohman discusses problems with screen reader software that sometimes prevent them from reading everything that ...
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Part 1 of this series focuses on the way screen readers read (or don't read) punctuation and typographic symbols.
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